Fakewhale Newsletter Issue #16

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Fakewhale Team
August 19, 2024

Hello,

Welcome to issue #16 of the Fakewhale Newsletter!

In this edition, we invite you to explore the latest artworks from the ART MARKET, dive into a thought-provoking interview with contemporary artist Oliver Hull, and check out Christoph Büchel’s 'Monte di Pietà' exhibition at Fondazione Prada.

Browse through the ART MARKET on objkt.com to keep up with the latest artworks and the newest ones going live this week ⬇️

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ART MARKET is an ongoing, on-chain Fakewhale Gallery Exhibition

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FW INTERVIEWS

In dialogue with Fakewhale, contemporary artist Oliver Hull explores capturing the 'infinite resolution' of our reality through art that balances technology with natural elements.

Mullaloo and Magnus (2023) with Dr. Mattia Saccò and Dr. Matthew Campbell. Installation view, As Above, So Below, QUT Art Museum. (Photo: Louis Lim.)

“I don’t think this means machine learning itself is essentially unethical or evil and can’t be used to solve big issues or help artists make new and amazing things, but it’s important to be critical of its use, its biases, and who holds the reins. I feel it is likely as we see it progress, it’s going to be more and more similar to how the early internet was replaced with various siloed platforms, mainly run by huge corporations. Now is probably the time we will see the most interesting things done with AI in an art context as there’s space for artists to develop their own AI tools, and I hope in the future this will still be possible as they become more sophisticated.” __ Oliver Hull

Read the full interview 🔗 

Fakewhale in Dialogue with Oliver Hull

Oliver Hull blends art, technology, and critical reflection on themes like randomness, image perception & digital effects on reality.

log.fakewhale.xyz/fakewhale-in-dialogue-with-oliver-hull

INSIGHTS

In 'Monte di Pietà' at Fondazione Prada, Christoph Büchel transforms a 18th-century Venetian palazzo into an exploration of debt as both a societal foundation and force of cultural power.

View of the exhibition 'Monte di Pietà,' a project by Christoph Büchel at Fondazione Prada, Venice. Photo by Marco Cappelletti

The exhibition unfolds across the ground floor, mezzanine, and the first noble floor of Ca’ Corner, creating a kind of pawnshop on the brink of collapse. From the entrance, the quantity and diversity of objects immediately capture the visitor’s attention. The first room is cluttered with car doors from the Guardia di Finanza, carts overflowing with newspapers, magazines, plates, and glasses, scattered on the floor and shelves. This visual chaos continues in the subsequent rooms and even into the courtyard, where dozens of rusty and nearly new bicycles contrast with the brightness of the laundry hanging above, almost touching the sky.

The artist’s technique involves a deliberate and unfiltered accumulation of objects, inviting visitors to confront and interact with them.

Learn more about the exhibition 🔗 

Drowning in Debt: Christoph Büchel's Provocative Exhibition at Fondazione Prada

Explore Christoph Büchel's groundbreaking exhibition at Fondazione Prada: a profound and provocative exploration of debt as a tool of power

log.fakewhale.xyz/drowning-in-debt-christoph-buchel-at-fondazione-prada

CONTEMPORARY BLOG

That wraps this week’s issue of the Fakewhale Newsletter, be sure to check in for the next one for more insights into the Fakewhale ecosystem.